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PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I HEARING TRANSCRIPT JUNE 4, 2010 TIM REES The following is public testimony provided by regarding the Workshop by Deputy Corporation Counsel Brandon Gonzalez on duties and responsibilities of the Planning Commission at 1:01 p.m. in the County of Hawai‘i, Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i, with Chairman with Chairman Rell Woodward presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Rell Woodward, Dean Au, Zendo Kern, and W Ishibashi. STAFF PRESENT: Brandon Gonzalez (Deputy Corporation Counsel), BJ Leithead Todd (Planning Director), Norman Hayashi (Planning Program Manager), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), Phyllis Fujimoto (Staff Planner), Jeff Darrow (Staff Planner) and Maija Cottle (Staff Planner). And one person from the public in attendance. ABSENT AND EXCUSED: Takashi Domingo and Stephen Ono WORKSHOP BY DEPUTY CORPORATION COUNSEL BRANDON GONZALEZ ON DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. REES: My name is Tim Rees. My mailing address is Box 1787, Pahoa, Hawai‘i. My residence is in Waikaea Uka, Hilo, off Hoaka Road. I, well -. Thanks for you guys, your service to the community. I mean I’m not trying to butter you up here but I honestly think -. The Charter Commission has this thing about boards not being paid, they want to clarify that language. Planning Commission should be paid positions. And I know that all of you are successful in your own right and you serve on other commissions and other, service to the community. But honestly the issues that you’re asked to decide here, they really affect the entire community for a long way down the road. And that’s kind of a lead into one of the issues I wanted to bring up. I’m glad to see that Mr. Gonzalez is holding this workshop on duties and responsibilities. To get more direct to what I’m trying to bring up here is that I’m thinking, I was one of the people that was in support of splitting the Commission. And I guess I’m asking you to take my opinions and testimony here somewhat with a grain of salt; but also in the light of that, I was also kind of hoping that there would be chance for a little bit more in-depth discussion of the issues before final votes on the motion are made. And I want to narrow that more particularly to what our community recognizes as special management areas. Because on the Big Island we have so few beach resources that I would really like to see this Council while, I mean this committee, this board I should say, while performing your duties and responsibilities looking into Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the Shoreline Management Area chapters. They strongly encourage public participation. And now I’m not going to try to rehash all the Reeds Bay stuff. But because that was the only SMA Permit application I was involved in, there are some pertinent examples. 1 EXHIBITC